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Herbert Bayer
Designed the Universal typeface, directed the Bauhaus printing and advertising workshop, and contributed to graphic design and typography.
Wassily Kandinsky
Taught at the Bauhaus and contributed to the school's emphasis on the relationship between form and function in design through his abstract paintings.
Alfred Arndt
Designed the Haus des Volkes in Probstzella, excelled in both architecture and furniture design, and helped extend the Bauhaus style in Germany.
Johannes Itten
Developed the Bauhaus preliminary course, created the color wheel, and influenced modern art education.
Max Bill
Co-founded the Ulm School of Design, created the 'Ulmer Stool', and implemented the Bauhaus principles into product and graphic design.
Ludwig Hilberseimer
Planned the layout for the city of Chicago, theorized the 'Vertical City', and profoundly influenced urban planning.
Farkas Molnár
Designed the Red Cube House and was known for the application of the Bauhaus style in Hungary, influencing modernist architecture.
Mies van der Rohe
Designed the Barcelona Pavilion, Villa Tugendhat, and Seagram Building; popularized the phrase 'less is more.'
Marcel Breuer
Designed the Wassily Chair, Whitney Museum of American Art (former building), and the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Oskar Schlemmer
Created the 'Triadic Ballet', which illustrated the Bauhaus's blending of art and technology, and was known for his sculptures and choreography.
Paul Klee
Contributed to the Bauhaus with his paintings, theory classes, and the book 'Pedagogical Sketchbook'.
Hannes Meyer
Directed the Bauhaus after Gropius, emphasized functionalism and social aspects in architecture, designed the ADGB Trade Union School.
Josef Albers
Developed theories on color interactions, worked extensively with glass, and influenced minimalist art and color field painting.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Designed the Barcelona Pavilion, Villa Tugendhat, and Seagram Building; emphasized transparent and fluid spaces in his architectural works.
Lyonel Feininger
Created expressionistic works and woodcuts for the Bauhaus, and his work ‘Cathedral’ was featured on the cover of the Bauhaus Manifesto.
Gerhard Marcks
Directed the Bauhaus Pottery Workshop, designed public sculptures, and was known for his work in the field of ceramics.
Walter Gropius
Founded the Bauhaus School, designed the Fagus Factory, Gropius House, and Pan Am Building.
László Moholy-Nagy
Created the 'Light-Space Modulator', directed the Bauhaus metal workshop, and promoted the integration of technology and industry into the arts.
Anni Albers
Pioneered textile art as a fine art medium, joined the Black Mountain College faculty, and had a major influence on modern fabric design.
Guntha Stölzl
Reformed the Bauhaus weaving workshop, developed innovative textile art, and made significant contributions to fabric designs.
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